Symon Francis has been appointed as Director – Strategy & Innovation at Ekam Analytics

Symon Francis has been appointed as Director – Strategy & Innovation at Ekam Analytics, where he will lead strategic growth initiatives, business development, innovation programs, and analytics-driven solution development for the insurance industry. In his new role, he will leverage more than three decades of industry expertise, deep enterprise relationships, and extensive market knowledge to strengthen the company’s position in the insurance analytics space while driving innovation through emerging technologies including Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

With over 30 years of experience across insurance analytics, catastrophe risk modelling, actuarial services, reinsurance, and business transformation, Symon brings a unique blend of technical expertise and business leadership. Throughout his career, he has built and led large-scale global teams, managed multidisciplinary organizations of over 680 professionals, and delivered critical solutions for leading insurance, reinsurance, pension, and consulting organizations worldwide.

Prior to joining Ekam Analytics, Symon served as Senior Director, Reinsurance Solutions India at Aon Consulting Pvt Ltd., where he played a key role in strengthening reinsurance capabilities and delivering strategic value to global clients. Earlier, he held senior leadership positions including Senior Director – Wealth, Reinsurance Solutions and Analytics at Aon India and Senior Director, Modelling & Analytics at AIG’s Centre of Excellence, where he successfully built and scaled catastrophe analytics and research capabilities supporting global underwriting operations.

His distinguished career also includes impactful tenures with Aon Benfield and RMSI, where he contributed to the development and validation of industry-leading catastrophe risk models covering India Cyclone and Earthquake, Japan Earthquake, US Hurricane, and Hong Kong Typhoon risks. In addition, he has led disaster risk assessment and risk management projects funded by organizations such as the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme across multiple international markets.

At Ekam Analytics, Symon will focus on consultative selling, industry advisory, capability development, team mentoring, analytics-led insurance solutions, and product innovation. With his proven track record in insurance analytics, AI-driven transformation, and strategic leadership, he is well-positioned to help accelerate the company's growth while driving next-generation innovation for the insurance and risk management ecosystem.